Basically, i can buy a 5pack of DVD+R's for EUR6.27 in DVD cases, or a 5pack of the same brand, except DVD-R's for EUR4.60.

Does it matter which one i get if my drive can do bitsetting? Or are DVD+R's physically better quality or more compatible? I would assume that if i used bitsetting to set the disc to DVD-Rom it would not matter at all whether they are +R or -R.

Basically, i can buy a 5pack of DVD+R's for EUR6.27 in DVD cases, or a 5pack of the same brand, except DVD-R's for EUR4.60.

Does it matter which one i get if my drive can do bitsetting? Or are DVD+R's physically better quality or more compatible? I would assume that if i used bitsetting to set the disc to DVD-Rom it would not matter at all whether they are +R or -R.

Could someone clarify this for me?Thanks

Bitsetting is used to fool most dvd players into thinking you have a DVD-ROM (not the same as dvd-r) instead of a DVD+R. this is a trick to fool the dvd players that wont play dvd+rs or DVD+RWs. DVD+Rs are not inheriently better qualility than dvd-rs. IT depends more on the MANUFACTORER!!

please post whats the name of the disks your looking at that means more than if they are DVD-r or dvd+R. plus you may want to buy both types if they are good and see which one works the best for you.

bitsetting doesnt always work with all dvd players too..and there are some players out there that wont play dvd-r so dont think your safe with just buying those.

Here's Thats Write DVD+R. The minus R's are eur1:50 cheaper, so i was just wondering if i was better off buying those, and use bittsetting on those to make them DVD-Rom.

If i did that, would they be just as compatible as DVD+R's written with the DVD-Rom booktype.

Here's in info off the DVD+R discs, i have one box of em here, and they burnt perfectly at 6x on my Nec 2500A. I;'m using that latest firmware from Herrie. But i didn't use bitsetting on these discs.

Also, is bitsetting likely to harm my DVD's if i just leave it permanantly set to DVD-Rom. I presume that it won't ruin them, and make them unplayable. All it does is enhance the compatibility by writing DVD-Rom rather than DVD+R, so i presume all players can handle that correctly.

First off - The BookType Utility only works on PLUS media. That is, you can change the BookType before burning on a +R to -ROM. You can change the BookType before/after burning on a +RW to -ROM. You can't change the BookType of any MINUS media. It's prerecorded on the DVD and can't be changed.